Reform UK chair calls Boris Johnson ‘one of most damaging PMs in history’
Boris Johnson will go down as “one of the most damaging prime ministers in this country’s history”, the Reform UK chair has insisted. Zia Yusuf said the increase in net migration during Johnson’s tenure in 10 Downing Street was “a total betrayal of everybody who voted for Brexit”, as he ruled out the prospect of […]
Badenoch confirms she had ‘tough words’ with underperforming Conservative staff
Kemi Badenoch has appeared to confirm she had “tough words” with underperforming Conservative Party staff members. The Tory leader responded to recent reports that in all staff call with members of Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ), she urged the party machine to “do better”. Asked if it was true that she had told some CCHQ staff […]
Keir Starmer told ‘UK cannot be silent’ over Donald Trump’s ‘dangerous’ Gaza plan
The prime minister has been told the “UK cannot be silent” after Donald Trump declared the United States plans to “take over” the Gaza strip. Speaking alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Trump said the two million Palestinian people living in the territory, which he described as a “demolition site”, would […]
EU minister vows ‘ruthless pragmatism’ as Brexit reset ‘pillars’ set out in major speech
The minister for the constitution and European Union relations has set out the “three pillars” — prosperity, safety and security — shaping the government’s approach to its attempted reset of relations between the UK and EU. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister responsible for leading Keir Starmer’s “Brexit reset”, insisted that the UK wants “closer working with […]
Farage pledges to ‘improve’ Brexit deal, but EU meeting shows PM is ‘rejoiner at heart’
Nigel Farage has said the prime minister’s meeting with European leaders on Monday night shows he is a “rejoiner at heart”. Speaking on Monday, Keir Starmer reiterated that the UK rejoining the EU is “not going to happen” but that a “better, closer relationship” on trade and security could be achieved as he arrived for […]
Inquiry launched into electronic voting for MPs in the House of Commons
An inquiry by the cross-party procedure committee of MPs has been launched into whether House authorities should introduce electronic voting for commons divisions. At present, when a division is called in the House of Commons, MPs who wish to cast a vote must do so in-person by proceeding to the division lobbies located adjacent to […]
Half of Britons support voting reform and ‘proportional’ system, poll finds
Half of Britons (49 per cent) support reform of the voting system and the introduction of proportional representation (PR) — almost twice as many as those who favour retaining the present first past the post (FPTP) system, a new YouGov poll has found. The 2024 general election was the most disproportional in British history, which […]
Donald Trump suggests UK could avoid tariffs and praises ‘very nice’ Starmer
The president of the United States has said he is “getting along very well” with Keir Starmer and suggested a UK-US trade dispute could be resolved without tariffs. The comments came as Trump unveiled tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China, which are due to kick in this week. He has also been […]
Chris Philp claim Britain needs better ‘work ethic’ slammed by Labour, Lib Dems
Chris Philp has been criticised by both the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties after suggesting Britons need a better “work ethic”. The shadow home secretary said that “as a country we need to lift our game” when it comes to productivity to compete with countries such as China and India. Philp cited economic inactivity statistics […]
Britain has ‘reaped the benefits’ of Brexit, Conservative Party declares on fifth anniversary
Britain has “reaped the benefits” of Brexit, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel has said as the nation marks five years since withdrawing from the European Union (EU). The Conservative Party is looking to use the anniversary to warn voters of the government’s attempts to “dismantle” Brexit and “drag us back into the EU’s grasp”. “This […]
